Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Morecambe & Preston North End face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Carabao Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Morecambe nor Preston North End as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Morecambe form and stats
Morecambe have reached this Carabao Cup stage through battling and winning against Blackburn Rovers. Last season, Morecambe's Carabao Cup journey ended in the 3rd round.OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for Morecambe's two home games in the League One so far this season, having collected 3 points.
Morecambe lost their last game at Gillingham after a 1-2 scoreline. Defender Greg Leigh got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.63/10. Leigh served one assist, hit four key passes and won 10 of 13 duels.
Ahead of that match, Morecambe lost 0-1 at home to Rotherham United.Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the League One game versus Sheffield Wednesday in only four days. This game is also played here.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Morecambe at home in the league. 2 on target and 1 scored by the opposition; from 2 matches.
Preston North End form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Mansfield Town in order to reach 2nd round of Carabao Cup. Last season their Carabao Cup adventure ended in the 3rd round.It's not happening yet for Preston North End on their Championship travels, with zero points from their first 2 away games. Maybe today will be different? Preston seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
Preston go into this game after a win, the home game against Peterborough United that ended 1-0. Patrick Bauer was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.6. The defender Bauer scored one goal, hit one key pass and won 6 of 10 duels.
It was a Championship defeat before that one as the away game against Huddersfield Town wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.After this away game Preston return home for a Championship game against Swansea City. That game is only four sleeps after this.
1 goal so far away for Preston North End, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 3. All from 2 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
Morecambe-Preston North End H2H statistics last six meetings regardless of arena: Morecambe one win, Preston North End four wins, one draw. five of these six matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  C. Stockton 4 goals |  A. Phillips 1 goals |   P. Bauer 1 goals |
Morecambe missing players
Preston North End missing players
| Morecambe | Preston North End | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 17 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Won | W | 6 | 9 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 8 | 11 | ||
| 41 | 17 | Scored | S | 22 | 31 | ||
| 23 | 9 | Conceded | C | 20 | 32 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 94% | 96% | ||
| 68% | 58% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 59% | 64% | ||
| 44% | 17% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 35% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 12% | 16% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 12% | 16% | ||
| 52% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 41% | 40% | ||
| 32% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 29% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 35% | 32% | ||
| 4.4 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.4 | 3.5 | ||
| 7.1 | 7.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.6 | 4.4 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.9 | 1 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 10 | 10.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.8 | 8.9 | ||
| 2.1 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 3.3 | ||
| 71% | 80% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 30% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 2 | Wycombe Wanderers | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 3 | Portsmouth | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | Accrington Stanley | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 5 | Sunderland | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 6 | Burton Albion | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 8 | Plymouth Argyle | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 9 | Wigan Athletic | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 10 | Oxford United | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 11 | Rotherham United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 12 | Cambridge United | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 13 | Milton Keynes Dons | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 14 | AFC Wimbledon | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 15 | Gillingham | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 16 | Morecambe | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 17 | Lincoln City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| 18 | Cheltenham Town | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| 19 | Fleetwood Town | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 3 |
| 20 | Ipswich Town | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 2 |
| 21 | Charlton Athletic | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 1 |
| 22 | Crewe Alexandra | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 1 |
| 23 | Doncaster Rovers | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 1 |
| 24 | Shrewsbury Town | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -7 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Fulham | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 3 | Stoke City | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | Coventry City | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 5 | Queens Park Rangers | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 6 | Cardiff City | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | AFC Bournemouth | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 8 | Birmingham City | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 9 | Blackburn Rovers | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 10 | Huddersfield Town | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 7 |
| 11 | Luton Town | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 6 |
| 12 | Middlesbrough | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 13 | Barnsley | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 14 | Derby County | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 15 | Bristol City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
| 16 | Swansea City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| 17 | Peterborough United | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 4 |
| 18 | Reading | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 3 |
| 19 | Hull City | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -3 | 3 |
| 20 | Preston North End | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 3 |
| 21 | Millwall | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 2 |
| 22 | Blackpool | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -3 | 2 |
| 23 | Sheffield United | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -6 | 1 |
| 24 | Nottingham Forest | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 0 |